I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about Nine Queens is that it was a performance piece, and that's the most fun.

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The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong...

When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me....

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me....

Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that.

Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that.

Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is...

Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is...

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and...

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't...

I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found...

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

Well, it's 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long...

Well, it's 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long...

Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same...

Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same...

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...